Brownie Goody Bars

Everything that's irresistible about a candy bar just got rolled into one recipe—brownies on the bottom, frosting and peanuts in the middle and crunchy cereal on top.

Ingredients

1

box (1 lb 6.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Supreme original brownie mix

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box

1

container (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

3/4

cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

3

cups crisp rice cereal

1

cup creamy peanut butter

1

bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Directions

1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. (For easier cutting, line pan with foil, then grease bottom only of foil.) Make brownies as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

2Frost brownies with frosting. Sprinkle with peanuts; refrigerate while making cereal mixture.

3Measure cereal into large bowl; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, melt peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over cereal in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Spread over frosted brownies. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set before cutting. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

This recipe is just part of the grand-prize winning entry of the Trinity Lutheran Church Women of Birchwood, Wisconsin, in Betty Crocker's 1999 national Bake Sales Competition for nonprofit organizations that hold bake sales as a means of raising money.